ошкош

Northern Altai

Etymology

From *oqšaš (similar), from *ogša- (to be similar). Cognate to Khakas осхас (osxas), etc.

Adjective

ошкош • (oškoš)

  1. similar

References

  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “ошкош”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN, page 237

Southern Altai

Etymology

From *oqšaš (similar), from *ogša- (to be similar).

Cognate with Kyrgyz окшош (okşoş), Kazakh ұқсас (ūqsas), Karachay-Balkar ушаш (uşaş), Tatar охшаш (oxşaş), Khakas осхас (osxas), Uzbek o'xshash, Turkmen ogşaş (similar to).

Adjective

ошкош • (oškoš)

  1. similar

References

  • Verbickij, V. I. (1884) “ошкош”, in Словарь алтайского и аладагского наречий тюркского языка [Dictionary of Altaic and Aladag dialects of Turkic], Kazan, page 228